Liquid liabilities to GDP in Australia
Australia: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 133.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Australia, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, liquid liabilities to gdp in Australia stood at 133.5%.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Australia peaked at 138.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 1982.
Australia ranks 18th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.7% | 42.7% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.8% | 37.5% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.9% | 36.0% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.7% | 52.9% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 65.2% | 100.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.9% | 100.3% | 120.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 135.8% | 133.5% | 138.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More financial sector data for Australia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 133.8% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.58 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 5.96 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets -136.13 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 133.8% (2025)
- Broad money 133.1% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 8.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 133.8% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1.55 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 137,109 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Australia?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Australia was 133.5% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 138.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 1982.
- How does Australia rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Australia ranks 18th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.